Ayyubid Egyptian

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Historical Overview Section

The Ayyubid Dynasty was founded by Saladin in 1169. The name comes from Saladin's father and Shirkuh's brother, Najm ad-Din Ayyub. In 1171, Saladin deposed the last Fatimid Caliph and then seized control of the interior of the entirety of Syria, and even Northern Iraq. He also achieved control of the Hejaz and Yemen. His greatest accomplishment was his defeat of the Later Crusader states at the Battle of Hattin and conquest of Jerusalem in 1187. By the end of that year he had conquered virtually all of the Kingdom.

The Empire was reduced by the 3rd Crusade and was divided up on Saladin's death among his three sons. The Ayyubids continued to rule Damascus and Aleppo until 1260, when they were driven out by the Ilkhanid Mongols, and following the Mongol defeat at Ain Jalut later that year, most of Syria fell to the Mamluk Egyptians. Local Ayyubid dynasties continued to rule in parts of Syria (most notably Hamah) for another 70 years, until the Mamluk Egyptians finally absorbed them in 1334.

Using the army in FoG

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UK Tournament Results with this army

2 / 62 Ayyubid Egyptian Britcon 2008 15mm (open)
2 / 16 AYYUBID EGYPTIAN Scottish Open 2008 (open)
13 / 14 SS13 Ayyubid Egyptian Northern League 2008 R4 (open)

Useful Links

User-contributed links about this army:

Painting Guides from Brendan Moyle's site
Ayyubid Egyptian DBA Figure Gallery for this army - from Fanaticus
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Allies

Syrian States (Syrian Ayyubids) : Dates: Any Swords and Scimitars page 29 : Compulsary Bw/Sw cavalry, optional cavalry and LH lancers, more Bw/Sw - and some cheap foot units. Worth looking at
Khwarazmian : Dates: 1244 to 1245 Swords and Scimitars page 35 : Bw/Sw Superior Armoured Cavalry, and Bw/Sw LH or Protected Cavalry to support - fairly standard Arab ally

15mm Manufacturers supplying figures for this army

You can see some of the figures in the Ancients Photo Gallery also on this site. This listing only covers "arabic" figures - Turk/Hunninc/Mongol figures are omitted as nearly everyone does some of them.

Essex Miniatures - many generic Arabs, possibly too generic for todays tastes in their Ancients selection, plus a newer 50-strong Crusades Era Arab range of more tailored figures in their Crusades ranges
Mirliton as sold by Vexillia in the UK have a new (June 2010) range of Crusades Era Arabs
Donnington - 35+ arabs
Museum Miniatures - several nice Arab/Persian/Turkish ranges, often using the same figures in each!
Gladiator Miniatures by Fighting 15's (Previously Black Hat) 33-strong Crusades Moslems Range
Old Glory 15's, several Arab Ranges
Minifigs Venerable Crusader range with Arabs
Irregular Miniatures 39 Arab & Turk figures from a generic range
Lancashire Games - Several large "value" packs of Arab troops
LKM Direct - Freikorps ranges have Medieval Turks
Tin Soldier 16 Arabs in one range
Outpost Wargame Services A specialist in this period/region, 30+ Crusade-period Islamics
East Riding Miniatures Some berbers in a small El Cid Range may be suitable
Khurasan Miniatures again a specialist period for Khurasan, with several Persian/eastern ranges
Viking Forge several Arab & Turkish ranges
Falcon Figures Ottoman range
Battle Line Miniatures 27 Generic Arabs
Eureka - Australian Site Grumpys Miniatures Perian & Afghan Ranges are quite fun
50 Paces.com their website shows an "Arab" range, but no figure codes listed. The range is sold in Europe (with pictures and figure codes) by Strategia e Tattica
Camelot Games Italian-based supplier
Legio Heroica 22 Crusades-era Arabs

Core Troops

Which troops are absolutely needed for this army, and what are your thoughts on how to organise, paint and buy them.

Army Lists

Sample army lists for this army

Name of Army / Date

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This is a lot easier to do than easier than setting up tables
For FoG I suggest listing your army in order or march
with troop desctiptions on each line, for example
4 HF Armoured Average Drilled Impact Foot Swordsmen
8 LG Undrilled Unarmoured Poor Bowen
Dont forget to include your Generals !!!

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